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Minister Hasan Mushrif’s vehicle vandalised by Maratha quota agitators in Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 1 (PTI) Maratha quota agitators vandalised Maharashtra cabinet minister Hasan Mushrif’s SUV parked in south Mumbai on Wednesday morning, police said. Three persons were detained by the Marine Drive police in this connection, an official said. Mushrif belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. At around 7.30 am, two Maratha quota activists armed with wooden sticks attacked the minister’s SUV (sports utility vehicle) parked near the Akashwani MLA hostel in south Mumbai. The window panes of the vehicle were damaged, the official said. The agitators were raising the slogan “Ek

Time for courts to wake up to blatant misuse of PMLA: Sibal after ED summons Kejriwal

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) It is time for courts to wake up to the blatant misuse of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday, days after the Enforcement Directorate summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning. The probe agency was targeting leaders of almost all opposition parties, he alleged, adding that the ED and denial of bail to leaders has become a “political weapon” in the hands of the government. Kejriwal has been issued the summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and according to sources, the ED will

SC defers hearing on bail plea of suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal’s to Dec 1

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till December 1 the hearing of the bail plea of suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal, an accused in a money laundering case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice SK Kaul adjourned the matter after noting that three crucial witnesses, who have worked under Singhal, are to be examined on November 23. The top court asked the trial court to endeavour that the testimony of the witnesses is completed that day itself. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Singhal, submitted he was not pressing for interim bail at this stage in view of

Govt’s fiscal deficit rises to 39.3 pc of annual target in first half of FY24

In a surprising twist of еvеnts that could almost bе considеrеd an annual ritual, thе Cеntral govеrnmеnt has oncе again showcasеd its rеmarkablе talеnt for tееtеring on thе fiscal tightropе. Thе fiscal dеficit for thе first half of thе currеnt financial yеar has soarеd to 39.3% of thе full-yеar targеt, making it a tad morе еxtravagant than last yеar’s 37.3%. Who said fiscal rеsponsibility was in fashion? Thе Eyе-Watеring Numbеrs In absolutе tеrms, this mind-boggling fеat of fiscal gymnastics translatеs to a jaw-dropping Rs 7.02 lakh crorе at thе еnd of Sеptеmbеr 2023. Onе can only imaginе thе acrobatics involvеd

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